Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 280 - 190: Dividing the Spoils, Ascending as Guild President
In just half an hour, they had already explored the entire situation inside the Five Elements Sect, clearing out everything inside and outside the entire sect.
First of all, there weren’t many spoils. Although this Five Elements Sect appeared to be a legitimate sect, it had actually been long destroyed; all its members and elders were transformed by foreign demon heart demons. They wouldn’t seriously develop a sect.
The sect was just an empty shell. Inside the sect’s treasury, aside from some spirit mines that could withstand billions of years without deteriorating, there was nothing else.
There were no flying sword treasures, nor any spiritual objects or medicinal herbs.
Don’t be fooled by the large number of medicinal fields inside the Grotto Heaven. But as I said, the sect was destroyed, and the foreign demons had no interest in maintaining the simulation of the sect. The medicinal fields and spirit fields were left unattended, and they matured and rotted there.
These can all be ignored. The most valuable thing in the entire sect, aside from the two Secret Skill mother scripts, is the sect headquarters and the Grotto Heaven.
The architecture inside the sect gate remains intact, with five Divine Peaks, along with the Sect Defense Array. After a cleanup, it can be directly used as the guild headquarters.
The Grotto Heaven doesn’t need to be mentioned; it is rich in Spiritual Qi and can be developed into large-scale spirit fields and medicinal fields for planting various Spiritual Medicines.
In addition to this, the only surprise was that each of the principal peaks in the Five Elements Main Peak had a large Spirit Vein, providing Spiritual Power support to the Five Elements Main Peak and the Sect Defense Array, and also allowing cultivators to practice in the spiritual eyes to gain Spiritual Qi experience.
Each main peak has a main spiritual eye that can accommodate five people for cultivation. After deducting the daily Spiritual Power needs of the Sect Defense Array and the main peak, practicing here can accumulate 20 million Spiritual Qi experiences per day.
Besides the main spiritual eyes, each main peak also has 36 subsidiary spiritual eyes distributed around the Divine Peaks, each of which can accumulate 2 million Spiritual Qi experiences daily.
Of the five main peaks, the guild’s three groups each occupy one peak.
Chu Xinyue and the first group occupy the Gold Spirit Main Peak.
Su Yu and the second group occupy the Fire Spirit Main Peak.
Su Huan and Meng Siyi’s third group occupy the Wood Spirit Main Peak.
The remaining Water Spirit Main Peak and Earth Spirit Main Peak belong to the guild as a whole. They can be used as rewards for subordinates, or exchanged for opportunities of use if guild members make significant contributions or accumulate a substantial amount of guild contribution points.
After the distribution of the Grotto Heaven and the sect headquarters, it was time to distribute other spoils.
This was quite unexpected for Su Yu; he initially thought they’d get bogged down debating over the ownership of the two Secret Skill mother scripts, but as soon as it was brought up in the guild’s senior meeting, Chu Xinyue directly said:
"These two Secret Skill mother scripts are yours, to be mastered by you."
Just as Su Yu was about to modestly refuse, Chu Xinyue spoke again:
"The guild has developed and grown because of you. Without you, it would have been impossible to unify Ten Thousand Poison Island."
"The Grotto Heaven was also conquered by you, and the foreign demons were slain by you. You rightly deserve the lion’s share."
The other senior members nodded in agreement:
"Indeed, the guild’s phenomenal development owes much to Mr. Su."
Su Yu pursed his lips and nodded:
"In that case, I humbly accept."
He also felt that his contribution was the greatest and deservedly so.
After putting away the two Five Elements Scripture mother scripts, he spread out the other spoils and said:
"Does anyone want these items?"
Everyone looked at each other, and after a slightly awkward silence, Gu Zhiqiu suddenly reached out and said:
"I want the Five Elements Scripture."
Su Yu curiously asked:
"Are you planning to switch cultivation paths?"
He nodded with a smile:
"Yes, switching paths. Though the Gu Dao Stream combat power is strong, its potential is too low. In the future, even passing through tribulations may be difficult. Fortunately, there’s the Five Elements Scripture now, a full set of mystical-level Dao skills, making it completely suitable for a switch."
"Indeed."
Su Yu pushed the Five Elements Scripture in front of him and continued speaking to the other people present:
"The Five Elements Scripture can be copied ten times a month, and the Little Five Elements Scripture can be copied one hundred times a month. The first group and the third group can receive 1 Five Elements Scripture and 10 Little Five Elements Scriptures each month for free; you can distribute them among yourselves."
"In addition, every month, 1 Five Elements Scripture and 10 Little Five Elements Scriptures will be available in the guild’s exchange list for members to redeem."
"The Little Five Elements Scripture requires only 1,000 guild contribution points, while the Five Elements Scripture requires 100,000 guild contribution points and 1 major achievement to redeem."
"Aside from my personal use, if someone in the guild achieves a significant accomplishment and requires a reward, it can be dispensed from me."
He didn’t allocate all of the copies at once but kept a portion to stockpile each month. This way, when he had to be away for a long time, he could give them out more freely.
"Does anyone want anything else from the rest?"
At this point, the second sister-in-law suddenly said:
"I believe that supreme demon embryo should not be handed out; it’s best to destroy it."
Facing Su Yu’s surprised look, Meng Siyi explained:
"This thing is too dangerous. After the supreme demon embryo parasitizes, it can breed a new foreign demon. Such foreign demons are prone to losing control, and once that happens, it’s a disaster."
"How can we destroy it?"
"Simply breaking the demon embryo will suffice."
Su Yu casually pointed at the demon embryo. The fist-sized flesh egg cracked open, and amidst a shrill screech, a wisp of black smoke rose and dissipated.
And that was it.
The demon embryo, which hadn’t even started to hatch, was pitifully weak—something an ordinary human could kill with a knife.
He summoned a group of true flames to burn away the remnants of the demon embryo, and then picked up another item and asked:
"And what about this Supreme Heart Demon Spell? Is it dangerous?"
The second sister-in-law nodded and said:
"This is not a problem, it’s just a supreme Secret Skill of the Demon Dao, mostly just bizarre, the Demon Gate has many similar types of magic."
"Alright."
"Then for the rest, temporarily put them in the guild’s inner vault. Anyone who wants them can apply."
Su Yu casually collected the items on the table and asked offhandedly:
"That’s it then. Does anyone have anything else?"
At this moment, Chu Xinyue suddenly spoke:
"There is indeed something I plan to announce."
"What is it?"
Chu Xinyue lifted her beautiful eyes to look at Su Yu, saying seriously:
"I’ve been thinking seriously for a few days and feel that my energy is limited, and I’m not really skilled at managing the guild. During this period, Su Yu has performed excellently, and the guild has developed rapidly under his leadership. I think Mr. Su is more suitable to be the president than I am."
Everyone stood up in surprise, having already guessed what she was about to say.
"After careful consideration, I’ve decided to let Su Yu take over as the president of Thousand Star Hall. I wonder what everyone thinks?"
Everyone looked at each other, momentarily speechless.
It wasn’t that they didn’t approve; everyone felt the proposal was fine, but it was difficult to voice.
Seeing this, Chu Xinyue smiled slightly and said:
"Since no one has any objections, that’s settled. We’ll announce it tomorrow."
After the meeting ended, Su Yu immediately found Chu Xinyue privately and said:
"Sister Xinyue, why did you make this decision?"
She smiled and said:
"I’ve had this thought for a long time; I just mentioned it today."
She raised her hand to stop what he wanted to say and said sincerely:
"You should know that I’ve never been very interested in developing the guild. Back when I took over the second group at the Thousand Feather Association, it was only because I didn’t want the foundation built by the family to disappear. I’ve always been cultivating some newcomers to relieve me of burdens, and you are my greatest achievement."
"Your growth has exceeded my expectations, and now you can even protect me in return. I’m very comforted, and I’m very reassured to hand the guild over to you."
"I..."
Chu Xinyue lightly tapped her slender finger, her tone firm:
"Don’t let me down."
Su Yu remained silent for a long time, then nodded seriously:
"Rest assured, Sister Xinyue, I won’t let you down."
"Very good!"
The next morning, Thousand Star Hall issued a notice, officially changing leadership.
Former Vice President Su Yu officially became the president of Thousand Star Hall, becoming the actual ruler of Ten Thousand Poison Island. The second group under his command was renamed the first group, and their station was naturally adjusted to the headquarters, Thousand Stars City.
Meanwhile, Chu Xinyue remained the leader of the first group and the first vice president. The original first group under her command was renamed the second group, with their station changed to Red Dragon City in the south of Ten Thousand Poison Island.
The third group remained unchanged, still staying in Ten Thousand Poison City at the center of the island.
The power transition in the guild did not affect the internal workings of the guild. Perhaps there would be some emotions within the original first group, but the problem was minor, and the handover was very smooth.
After taking office, the first order Su Yu gave was to start large-scale construction, rebuilding the City Defense Array of the three major cities into the Five Elements Sect’s Positive and Negative Five Elements Rotation Array.
The previous City Defense Arrays were simply large arrays found on the market, nowhere near as good as the Sect Defense Arrays of legitimate sects.
The Positive and Negative Five Elements Rotation Array had five foundational layers, with five layers of defense barriers and five layers of attack prohibitions.
Each defense barrier had a defense strength of up to 200 million points, totaling 1 billion across the five layers. Each defense barrier was independent yet overlapping; breaking one layer alone would not affect the overall structure, and as long as the foundation remains intact, the broken defense could reopen after an hour of buffering.
In other words, unless all five defense barriers are broken in a short time, the array’s defense will be endless.
Additionally, the Positive and Negative Five Elements Rotation Array also provides offensive capabilities.
The Positive Five Elements Rotation Array is five layers of Five Elements defense barriers, while the Negative Five Elements Rotation Array is five layers of offensive prohibitions: Taibai Golden Saber Ban, Six Ding Cyan Wood Ban, Green Water Cold Tide Ban, Earth Pole Flame Ban, and Earth Yellow Sand Ban.
The five prohibitions are each one to ten kilometers thick.
The Taibai Golden Saber Ban can deploy countless Taibai golden sabers within the one to ten-kilometer thick area, extremely sharp.
The Six Ding Cyan Wood Ban can deploy countless wooden stakes within this one to ten-kilometer thick area, whose heavy attacks are especially effective against large enemies.
The Green Water Cold Tide Ban can deploy an everlasting cold tide wall within this one to ten-kilometer thick area, causing massive extremely cold damage every second inside. Sword Control and light escape are impossible, teleportation talismans cannot be used, any recovery effects are reduced by 75%, movement speed is slowed by 50%, and every fifteen seconds, a powerful Green Water Cold Tide erupts.
The Earth Pole Flame Ban can deploy an everlasting Earth Pole True Fire within this one to ten-kilometer thick area, with effects similar to the Green Water Cold Tide Ban.
The Earth Yellow Sand Array can deploy a roaring rotating yellow sand within this one to ten-kilometer thick area, constantly wearing down the enemy.
With the five prohibitions overlapping, enemies must pass through these five layers of prohibitions to attack the Sect Defense Array, making it extremely powerful.
The Grotto Heaven’s Five Elements Sect’s Sect Defense Array also uses the Positive and Negative Five Elements Rotation Array, although the offensive part has been damaged and will definitely need repairs in the future.
Once the three cities are equipped with the Positive and Negative Five Elements Rotation Array, future outbreaks of the Red Tide in this area can be held off with just the City Defense Array.
